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International Theme Programming

Lakota is our International Theme

Designed to increase students’ understanding of global issues, Augustana introduced the International Theme during the 2009-10 academic year by studying and supporting issues related to Guatemala. For the 2010-11 year, amid the College’s sesquicentennial, the theme was Norway. For the 2011-12 year, the theme was World Hunger and Poverty. For the 2012-13 year, the theme was China and Globalization. And for the 2013-14 year, the theme was Islam in our Community.

Throughout the year, visiting speakers will give presentations on their experiences with Lakota as part of Augustana’s International Theme for the 2014-15 academic year. The International Theme speakers are sponsored by the Co-Curricular Council.

Did you know?Facts about Lakota:
► "Lakota" and "Dakota" are different pronunciations of the same tribal name, which means "the allies."
► The original Lakota homelands were in what is now Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota and South Dakota. Today, most Lakota people live in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Saskatchewan.
► Like most Native American tribes, each Lakota community lives on its own reservation ("reserve," in Canada), which belongs to them and is legally under their control. However, the U.S. and Canadian governments still consider the Lakotas citizens. Each Lakota band has its own government, laws, police, and other services, just like a small country.In photo: The Crazy Horse Memorialcelebrates the Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota.